Ok some folks are now weighing in on the final draft of Indiana’s proposed academic standards that was released earlier this week. Dr. Terrence Moore of Hillsdale College needs to let loose and tell us how he really feels about the ELA standards, don’t hold back! No, just kidding, he writes a no-holds-barred review, and […]
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Does It Add Up or Down? Part 1
Work Team, Feedback Group, & Validation Committee The Work Team There were 51 members listed on the Work Team for developing the Common Core State Standards. Of those 51 members, it is clear there was one actual classroom teacher listed with the possibility of one or two others. It is not evident or clear that […]
Education Reform Should Be Geared Towards Parents, Not Business
By Emmett McGroarty & Jane Robbins Sometimes a combatant in an ideological struggle says something that is refreshing, if disturbing, in its honesty. Such a declaration came recently from Billy Canary, president of the Business Council of Alabama. In explaining why legislators should embrace the Common Core, Mr. Canary said, “The business community is by […]
Building The Machine: A Must See
I concur with Joy Pullmann, educrats do not want you watching Building The Machine as they already had their spin machines kicked into high gear even prior to its release on Monday. HSLDA did a terrific job putting this documentary together. I was impressed with the attempt HSLDA made to interview proponents of the Common […]
Building the Machine to be Released on Monday
The Home School Legal Defense Association’s documentary on the Common Core entitled Building the Machine will be released on Monday, March 31st. It will be released through its website – http://www.commoncoremovie.com/ where it will be free to view. Building the Machine introduces the public to the Common Core and its effects on our children’s education. […]
Common Core Forum in Louisiana on February 20th
FYI Louisiana friends. There is a big Common Core forum happening on February 20, 2014, highlighting these speakers below: Jim Stergios, Sandra Stotsky, James Milgram, Emmett McGroarty, Jane Robbins and Terrance Moore under one roof? I’m jealous that I don’t get to be there, but you have the opportunity! It will be held at the […]
Should American High Schools Prepare any Students for STEM? Common Core Doesn’t Think So
When states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards, they were told (among other things) that these standards would make all high school students “college- and career-ready” and strengthen the critical pipeline for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). However, with the exception of a few standards in trigonometry, the math standards end after Algebra II, as […]
Notre Dame Common Core Conference Video
The American Principles Project (APP), the Heartland Institute and Pioneer Institute, co-hosted a one-day conference at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Monday, September 9, 2013 to discuss the destructive implications of the Common Core Standards and the future of the education of America’s youth. More than 200 people were in attendance at the sold […]
Two Upcoming New York State Conference Calls
Stop Common Core in New York State is hosting two conference calls this month: 1. Tonight at 7 pm EST with Dr. Duke Pesta and Emmett McGroarty: Topic: Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative and the Classical Catholic Education: Two Worlds at Odds With One Another. Common Core State Standards in education have garnered a growing […]
Wisconsin State Superintendent Offers Veiled Threat to Opponents of Common Core
The state of Wisconsin has held three out of four public hearings on Common Core Standards. State Superintendent Tony Evers must be feeling the heat because he offered legislators a veiled threat that any rejection of Common Core Standards may be taken to the Supreme Court. This threat outrages citizens across the state who are […]